Level http://mcrefugeecenter.wikispaces.com/Reading+3

Next class:
Weds., 23 Feb 2011
Write what you did this past weekend. Read aloud: visiting, shopping
mall versus Mall; white house versus White House
Review of Samantha Smith letter and Grace Bedell letters
Read Khalid's response. Style difference in English -- use "and" one time in each sentence.
Voting on Abraham Lincoln's beard. In which photo is he more handsome?

Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 snow day

TBD What is the average age in the United States?
TBD: cost of ad in a display ad or in the Classfied section
by the word or by space
on the Classified page or in the main paper
TBD: F/U to Jan 2010 bathroom assualt across the quad at 3:30PM

18 Feb:Class vote on follow up to Samantha Smith letter OR Gazette Classifieds

Please write the date on the board. Counting the vote. Come early, decide on the lesson.

How often does the Gazette come out? Where? Cost? (25 cents or free at library and ? or delievered to homes in the area.)
Which part of the local paper has the Classified Ads?
Why do some ads say, "President's Day Sale"?
What is a difference between a "local paper" and a "national paper"?
Article about "D.C. man" versus New York Times or London Times article.
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Bring your smile and enthusiasm to a Job Fair.
Why is the gardening store having a Spring Job Fair this weekend?
What products does a gardening store sell in the winter?
What does a "florist" sell?
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Label quadrants for Washington, DC
Moneera knows which bus goes to which of the job fairs.
Silver Spring does not end in an "s."
The ZIP code, however, is what counts at the Post Office.
ZIP codes for Silver Spring: 20901, 20902, 20906
Wheaton: 20915
Takoma Park (school) 20912
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Healthcare jobs
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Abbreviations
HR = Human Resouces
Kensington PKWY
RD, MD as Medical Doctor or Maryland
ASST assistant
Mont. Cnty. = Mont Cnty = Montgomery County
Pronunciations: Kensington has a [z]
Zion Rd. has a [z]

17 Feb: How to find the letter

search engine
which is the authentic letter? http://www.samanthasmith.info/samantha's_letter1.htm

How to find the stamp image search

16 Feb:

Letter to Mr. Anropov from Samantha Smith (see 17 Feb lesson)
pronouncing frenz "friends" muns "months"
Miss Mary Mack follow-up - high jump --sky, ceiling, dream, star, moon, buildilng
elephant

15 Feb
feelings
miss mary mack

14 Feb 2011 : Icebreaker, no school on 21 and 25 Feb; today is St. Valentine's Day

I. Class policies - arrival time, departure, deviation, cell phone use
2. Icebreaker + Writing exercise:
How did I feel when I met new people? happy/unhappy, friendly/unfriendly
How many new people did I meet? 1 person, 2 people, three people.
Two Presidents have the same birthmonth--February -- next week!
St. Saint,; Street Str ; Sta. Santa (Thanks to Muneera from Arizona!)




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18 Feb 2011
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